Ann Davison: Courage and Grace in the Face of Adversity
A slideshow overview of a remarkable life
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Many thanks to Karen Gale for her time and care in crafting this history.
Many thanks to Karen Gale for her time and care in crafting this history.
Ann Davison: Solo Transatlantic on Felicity Ann
Written by Charles Doane ~ First published in SAIL magazine
Cast into the past to find the founding figure of bluewater feminism, the first in the line that leads to such modern-day heroines as Isabelle Autissier, Ellen MacArthur, and Samantha Davies, and you bump up hard against a woman named Ann Davison.
She is remembered today, when she is remembered at all, as the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic. She is also something of an enigma, wrapped up in a few ironies. Chief among these being the fact that she probably never would have gone to sea in the first place had she not fallen in love with a sailor. [READ THE FULL ARTICLE.]
Shared here with permission of the author.
She is remembered today, when she is remembered at all, as the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic. She is also something of an enigma, wrapped up in a few ironies. Chief among these being the fact that she probably never would have gone to sea in the first place had she not fallen in love with a sailor. [READ THE FULL ARTICLE.]
Shared here with permission of the author.
The Remarkable Ann Davison
Published in The Eastham (England) Archivist, May 2016
Who, do I hear you ask? Well it’s about time that the story of the first woman to sail the Atlantic single-handed became better known. It is a story of tragedy and triumph, of love and adventure, and of incredible determination in the face of adversity.
It is the story of an indomitable woman conquering the Atlantic Ocean without the aid of modern conveniences such as sat-navs, constant radio communication and an on-hand support team. She achieved this in 1952 in a little 23-foot, wooden-hulled sloop built in Cornwall and named Felicity Ann.
Shared here with permission. [CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE 4-PAGE ARTICLE.]
It is the story of an indomitable woman conquering the Atlantic Ocean without the aid of modern conveniences such as sat-navs, constant radio communication and an on-hand support team. She achieved this in 1952 in a little 23-foot, wooden-hulled sloop built in Cornwall and named Felicity Ann.
Shared here with permission. [CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE 4-PAGE ARTICLE.]
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Ann Davison aboard Felicity Ann in the United States, near the conclusion of her 1952-53 solo transatlantic crossing.